Hammer



I N. BURAS.

HAMMER.

APPLICATION men mu. l6. l9l9.

"1,314,465. Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

NORBERT BURAS, OF ZBOOTHVILLE, LOUISIANA.

HAMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed January 16, 1919. Serial No. 271,373.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NORBERT BURAS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Boothville, in the parish ofPlaquemines and State of.Louisiana, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hammers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to hammers and the like; and moreparticularly to-hammers such as are employed in the oyster shuckingindustry, and it contemplates the provision in a device of the characterset forth of a guard or attachment that will in no way prevent the readyand eflicient manipulation of the hammer but will preclude the liabilityof shell portions flying up into the oyster shuckers eye, as in the casewith hammers at present in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hammer attachmentthat will not prevent the operator from seeing at all times the oysterhe is endeavoring to shuck.

Other objects and characteristics of the invention will be fullyunderstood from the following description and claims whenthe same areread in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1, is a side elevation of the handleand a front elevation of the head of my novel hammer.

Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the disk or attachment.

Fig. 3, is a side elevation showing the parts assembled and theirworking p0sitions.

Fig. 4, is a section taken in the plane indicated by the line 4:4: ofFig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken through the head of my novel hammer asillustrating exactly how the disk is retained in the head and handlethereof.

The handle 1, of my novel device may be of wood or other suitablematerial and at one end thereof, it is provided with a slot or channel2, said slot extending the full width of said handle.

The head 3 of my novel device may be of the construction illustrated orof any construction compatible with my invention and is provided at 4,with opening for the in sertion of the handle 1, and at each side and ata point adjacent the center of the opening'4 the head is provided with aslot or channel 5.

My novel attachment 6, is preferably circular in form and for thepurpose of enabling the operator to at all times see what he is doing,and at the same time affording proper protection to the eyes, said diskis constructed of celluloid, mica or other transparent material.

I would have it understood, however, that I do not wish to limit mydevice to transparent material as in the future practice of the deviceit may be desirable to construct the same of tin or like material,especially as in the case of an efficient shucker to whom it is notabsolutely incumbent upon, to see the work in hand; said disk 6, howeveris of a thickness to enable it to receive the slot 2, of the handle and5 of the head, and at 7 the disk is provided with an opening 01' passagefor the head 3.

When it is desired to employ my novel protective device, the head 3 ofthe hammer is passed through the opening 7 of disk 6 with slot 3 awayfrom the center of said disk. The slot 5 then positioned so as tostraddle the rim at the point 8. The handle 1 is then positioned so thatits slot or channel will straddle the disk first at the point 9. Thehandle is then pushed forward so that its forward end will pass throughthe opening 4 of the head 3. The handle should be pushed forwardly untilthe rim at 8, and the handle 1 are flush.

It will readily be seen that the disk is enveloped from the point 8 topoint 9 by the channel of the handle, thereby preventing the disk fromslipping and at all times keeping the disk rigid with respect to thehead.

The device will be appreciated as one of novel construction and capableof being produced at a nominal cost and in no way detracts from, but onthe other hand, greatly enhances the value of the hammer.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. In an attachment for hammers the combination of ahead having an opening therethrough, a slot extending to a slight extentat each side of said opening, a handle having a slot extending from oneend thereof to a point slightly below the center of the said head andchannels provided in said head and handle for rigid retention of saiddisk;

, 15 Intestimony whereof I have'hereunto set my hand in presence of tWosubscribing Witnesses.

hs NORBERT BURAS.

mark Witnesses:

J OHN CoLUDsAIoH, GEORGE S'Anmovnn.

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, Washington, D; G.

